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Detective Inspector John Rebus has 10 days to solve the murder of Alexander Todorov, a Russian expatriate poet, before Rebus turns 60 and faces mandatory retirement. Rebus and Detective Sgt. Siobhan Clarke find conspiracies involving Russian businessmen, Scottish bankers, and local politicians pushing for an independent Scotland. A second murder involves a man who taped one of Todorov's poetry readings. There is even a possible connection to Rebus' nemesis, Edinburgh crime boss, "Big Ger" Cafferty. This is vintage Rankin, always a pleasure to read.
Detective Inspector John Rebus has 10 days to solve the murder of Alexander Todorov, a Russian expatriate poet, before Rebus turns 60 and faces mandatory retirement. Rebus and Detective Sgt. Siobhan Clarke find conspiracies involving Russian businessmen, Scottish bankers, and local politicians pushing for an independent Scotland. A second murder involves a man who taped one of Todorov's poetry readings. There is even a possible connection to Rebus' nemesis, Edinburgh crime boss, "Big Ger" Cafferty. This is vintage Rankin, always a pleasure to read.
